“So then it’s onboarding people, teaching them how to play D&D, which is really complex”

  • Fushuan [he/him]@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    It’s a holdover that doesn’t work great.

    It… Does. I enjoy having spell levels and slots way more than something like mana. In any system with mana I almost always use either the most dmg/mana efficient spell or the big one, etc. Having spells be divided in levels and action/bonus action makes for a much more interesting combat.

    For example, I much preferred the way DS1&2 does spellcasting compared to DS3 and elden ring. You have a limited amount of casts and the system forces you to either have a varied spellcasting repertoire or to find your way to get several of the same spell to ge more uses. Mana is… mana. Boring.

    • spader312@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Tangent to that is ability cool downs like Divinity original sin 2. It’s the same as you said with mana, if you have to wait certain amount of turns to reuse your abilities combat revolves around min maxing your ability cool downs. Using long cool downs first in order to be able to use them again on the same fight. Buffs need to be recast every fight instead of after a long rest. Combat ends up being the same for every fight since you’re using the same abilities in the same order to maximize the cool downs